Sparky Lyle vs. Billy Sadler — Career Comparison

Sparky Lyle
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Billy Sadler
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Sparky Lyle posted a stronger line than Billy Sadler. Sparky Lyle posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.88 vs 4.53) and WHIP (1.333 vs 1.510). By the career numbers, Sparky Lyle had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Sparky Lyle and Billy Sadler

Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
899
5.82
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
7.07
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.64
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.49
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.54
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
2.88
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.53
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
27
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390.1
9
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1292
8.36
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
7.43
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.54
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.45
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.11
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.44
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.52
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
873
5.65
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9.06
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.06
9.06
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.611
1.611
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.43
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.45
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.63
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5794
37.51
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
40.59
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
4.1
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.81
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
3.36
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.71
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.54
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.3
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.61
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5169
33.46
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
32.8
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.59
40.59

Fielding Stats for Sparky Lyle and Billy Sadler

Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
899
5.82
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
7.07
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4170
27
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390
9
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.72
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.28
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.77
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.45
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.63
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.45
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.205
0.205
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sparky Lyle and Billy Sadler

Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
899
6129.55
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
11700
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
600
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
531.82
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
102.27
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
88.64
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
30.07
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
115.91
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
136.36
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
54.55
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.27
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
81.82
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
31.22
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
177.27
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA